| Play.com Steps Up Music Download Battle With 3 Million DRM-free Tracks From All Four Majors (CBS News) |
| UK e-tailer Play.com has stepped into the music download battle by signing the four major music labels to its PlayDigital online store to offer more than 3 million DRM-free MP3 tracks that can be played on any device. In a move directly aimed at iTunes, tracks and albums currently being sold at a cheaper price than at the Apple- owned store. More details at sister site paidContent.co.uk. |
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| Music fans back legal downloads (BBC News) |
| Online music pirates can be put off by warnings from their net firm, suggests a survey. |
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| Sony to harmonise music, electronics (Independent Online) |
| Now that Sony and Bertelsmann have broken off their troubled relationship, the Japanese company hopes to harmonise its consumer electronics and its music. |
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| EMI to open own digital music store (Geek.com) |
| Music label EMI are planning to setup their own digital music store. The purpose of the store is not an attempt to take on competitors, but instead to provide the label with a testing ground for user’s music download habits and music discovery. No official announcement has been made by EMI on exactly what they intend [...] |
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| Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics (AP via Yahoo! News) |
| Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync. |
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| EMI launches download store of its very own (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) |
| I've long been puzzled why each major label didn't set up some sort of digital music store on its own website, where people could get the latest songs, but that wonderment is a topic for another day. Major label EMI, home of Queen, the Beatles and Coldplay, is launching its own download store. |
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| UMG CEO: Piracy Will Be Solved By Technology, Not People; Timing on Hulu-Like Music Video Site (CBS News) |
| Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris can never be accused of being shy, or, putting his foot in, oh well...in an extensive interview with Billboard, he talks about the digital piracy issues, UMG's efforts in digital music, working with YouTube and its plans for a Hulu-like music video site, and other issues. He has just reupped long term as the CEO with the world's largest record label. |
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| UMG CEO: Piracy Will Be Solved By Technology, Not People; Timing on Hulu-Like Music Video Site (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance) |
| Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris can never be accused of being shy, or, putting his foot in, oh well...in an extensive interview with Billboard, he talks about the digital piracy issues, UMG's efforts in digital music, working with YouTube and its plans for a Hulu-like music video site, and other issues. |
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| Music: Jazmine Sullivan's 'Fearless' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) |
| Unlike most soul divas, Jazmine Sullivan cuts her misery with a dash of whimsy. |
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| Goldfrapp Special Edition (antiMUSIC) |
| Mute Records plans to release a special edition of Goldfrapp's acclaimed album Seventh Tree. Due in the U.S. on November 25, the special edition features DVD footage, new artwork and additional photos. In addition to Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp's iTunes Originals Session was released on September 30, and is available for download. |
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